Combination cigarette container and lighter



R. MAYER April 17, 1945.

COMBINATION CIGARETTE CONTAINER AND LIGHTER Filed Oct. 3, 19 41 5 Sheets-Sheet 1 RICHARD' MAYER ATTGRA/EY 3 INVENTOR.

3 Sheets- Sheet 2 R. MAYER COMBINATION CIGARETTE CONTAINER AND LIGHTER Filed Oct. 3, 1941 RICHARD' MAYER I v ATTORIVEY April 17, 1945.

April 17,1945. I v AYER 2,373,772

COMBINATION CIGARETTE CONTAINER AND LIGHTER Filed Oct. 3, 1941 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 i "I D I 43 62 I l v I I i F|G.9.

INVENTOR. RICHARD MAYER A TTOP/VF'Y and pivotally engaging the shaft or rod ID at the cut-outs H, H, are arms l2 fixed, in turn, to a suitably flanged box-like lid 17 of complementary size and dimensions relatively to the tray a and its compartment or to seat, when in closed position, marginally upon the tray. walls 2, 3, and 4 and cover the tray-compartment a and thus complete the preferable rectangular formation of the shell A, as best seen in Figure l.

Suitably intermediate the shell front and rear walls 2, 3, the plate or false-bottom 9 is depressed in the provision of a longitudinally extending cigarette accommodating rounded channel or trough I 3 having a centrally enlarged and transversely widened finger-clearance l4.

Suitably adjacent the one end wall 4, the plate or false-bottom 9 is formed with a transverse slot 15, which extends from and crosswise of the trough l3 to substantially the shell rear wall 3, as

best seen in Figures 3 and 10.

In the bottom of the trough l3 the plate 9 is formed longitudinally with a suitable slot l6. which terminates at one end adjacent the slot l5 and at its other end a short distance from the finger-clearance recess l4, as bestseen in Figure 2; and formed in the plate 9 adjacent the partition I and communicating with the trough I3, is

an opening, as at H, for accommodating, as also best seen in Figure 2, a cigarette igniting orlighting element B, presently fully described.

Suitably fixed or provided in the respective lower corners of the tray a, are bosses or the like l8, and set into the bottom of the tray or against, and by means of screws or the like l9 secured to, the bosses l8, and snugly marginally engaging the shell walls 2, 3, 4, and 5, is a bottom plate suitably equipped with cushion-feet 2| for supporting the container on a desk or table with total elimination of scratches and the like. Thus the tray a includes an upper section and a lower or concealing compartment, the latter now designated c, for some of the moving or actuating parts of the structure.

Accordingly, suitably fixed to, and depending within the chamber 0 from the under face of, the plate 9, is an insulation block 22, and mounted, in turn, on the block 22, is a conducting strip or bracket 23 supporting. the electric heating element or lighter B in such manner that the lighter B projects through the slot or opening I! into the upper section of the tray-compartment a and across the adjacent end of the trough l3. As best seen in Figure 5, the lighter B has electrical connection at one terminal with the bracket 23 and its other terminal is electrically connected, as at 24, to a conducting-plate 25 fixed upon an insulation block 26 depending from the plate 9, the plate 25, in turn, having electrical connection by means'of a lead 21 with one side of the secondary or a suitable step-down transformer C suitably housed within the tray-compartment a and having electrical connection upon the other side 'of its secondary by means of a lead 28 with the bracket 23.

The plate 9 is suitably provided with a depending insulation-block 29, and suitably fixed on the block 29, is a conducting-member 30 having upon a side face of the block 29 a yielding switch-member or strip 3| having electrical connection at one end with one side of a suitable preferably remote source of electrical current (not shown) by means of a flexible conductor 32 extending preferably through the shell rear wall 3, a best seen in Figure 5, the companion conductor 32' from the other side of said current source having. electrical connection with one terminal of the primary of the transformer C, as also best seen in Figures 5 and 6.

At its opposite or free end, the yielding switch- 5 strip 3! has a laterally projecting extension 33 provided upon one side face with a switch-contact or button 34 and upon its opposite side face with an insulation-strip 35 of such length that its free end is disposed adjacent to, and crosswise of, the inner end of the slot l6, as best seen in Fi ures 5, 7 and 8, and for purposes presently appearing.

Depending from the plate 9 adjacent the rear tray wall-3, is an additional insulation-block 36, 15 suitably mounted upon which is a conductormember 3l lravin'g a substantially rigid strip-extension 38 provided with a switch-button or contact 39, with which the button 34 is normall in electrical engagement, as best seen in Figures 5 2n and 7. I

The strip 38"is, in turn," formed with a laterally projecting yielding extension or switch-member 49 likewise provided upon one side face with a switch-button or contact 4| adapted for electrical circuit-closing engagement with a companion button or contact 42 fixed upon a conducting member 43 suitably mounted upon an insulation block 44' on the under face of the plate 9, the member 43 having electrical connection by means of a lead 45 with the other or opposite side of the primary of the transformer C.

D designates a rectangular shallow box-like magazine comprising a front wall 46, a main rear wall 41, opposite side or end Walls .48, 48, and a bottom wall 49, the end walls 48 having projecting rigid arms 59, 50, having pivoted engagement or attachment at the cut-outs II with the rod or shaft ill for swingably supporting the magazine D relatively to the lid b and tray a, the magazine D being sized and dimensioned to freely fit and be housed partially within the lid 1) when in dispensing position and also when the lid 19 is in open or lifted position, as best seen in full lines in Figures 2, ,10, and'll, to freely fit and be entirely housed within the lid b and the upper section of compartment a of tray a when the lid 1) is in lowered or closedposition, as best seen in Figures 1, 3, and 4, and to freely fit and be housed partially within the tray a when the lid b is lifted or open and the magazine D is in filling position, as indicated by dot-dash lines in Figure 10.

As best seen in Figures 4 and 11, the magazine-wall 49, which, it may here be observed, is constructed preferably of glass or other transparent material for visually exposing the maga zine-contents when the lid b and magazine D are in the relative open or lifted positions illustrated in Figure 2, is reduced in width, so as to provide a discharge-opening or slot, as at 5|, between the inner margin thereof and the inner margin of an obliquely inwardly and downwardly disposed rear wall member or extension 52, -intermediate which latter and the wall 49, the o5 magazine side or end walls 48 are provided with notches 53 shaped and contoured, as best seen in Figures 2, 3, and 10, for workably accommodating opposed arms 54, 54, oppositely presented laterally outwardly from the ends of one wall 55 of a slot-closure E of somewhat V-shape in section having pivoted or swingable connection, as at 56, at the free margin of its companion wall 51 upon a bar 58 fixed at its opposite ends in, I and extending longitudinally crosswise of the magazine D between,'the end walls 48. As also finest scen in Figure 3; the notches '8 --.inclu'de so-called seatci endeportionsg'at at dywithrwhich under -the bias; influence-, ceurg ngpe a- "suitable spring=member 59} engaging the closu're E- end the bar- 58', the armsil are adaptd to yield ingly engagey and when the arms 54 are so-seatedq the "closure l E movably F 'extends "-overand ensesthe discharge slot 51;- as best seen in firme -2;-

10, and 11; Howev'enfixeduponp and adjacent the trayend wall land partition upstandin from, the pl ate -Or WaIP 9, -arelugs 'ori' the like fill, with which 'the arms 'fi l -are adapted to ngaee in lowered" on-trayf-xclesing eesin'om or'i'n tion thereof bestseen in figures-a 3 and= 4-- -u which engagement; the closure-"E is swihgably a tuated against" the bias or :te'nsion :cfl: 'sprin into the swungv-position therebf Figure 4 =for opening the 'slfot' In such eonnection, it may here 'be-st'ated that'c thecslotfiil is of such dimensions as to' treely permit stand-i ard cigarettes Fte passssinglyfior individually theretl'iroueh, and-i th'at the sparts-offthe structure are so propoirtionedand arranged: than lthesjslot 5 t neatly- .reg'isterst ith the? atrou'gh 131' whenilthe' v lid? bwandvamagazine'fD ("are in! lowerednor tray closings. position.

By reasonwofi itsfiindividuala-pivoted eonneutipn:

under the wall orsp late 9'. '-As best-seen in -Figures-7 a;nd-' 8',' the other arm 69 of the bell-crank G is formedand; extended for swing'ably working under and crosswise of the slot l6 and at its free end is; provided -with a finger or the like 10 projectingupwardly into and through, and fo-rworlb ingin, the slot 16 'and'-with"a relatively small lfaterally'projecting plate-like-extension H working =un'der' the plate or =wa11= 9"'for engaging the insulaLtion sWitch-arm extension 1 35, for purposes presently appearing.

Coiled-on the stud 68 -and=engaging the 'bellcrank G and a fixed block 12 on the-under face of theplate 9, as best-seen in Figures '7 and 8, is a suitahle spring 13 for yieldingly retaining the bell-crank G ingandi returning-the same to, in Wardly shifted' 'p0SitiOn- -Wi-th the finger "and plate I l'at the righthand or inner end of thefslotl6, reference being made to Figures 2 and 5.

And asbestseen iri Figure 3, the link-extension M is suitably shouldered at its rear end, as at 14,- for actuating engagement-with an insulation armwxtensiorifli fixed to, and projecting longitudinally from; the yielding switch-arm 40', for

withtheipintle-shaft 1 0; thezhagazinelb'isswing V able with respect :tos heutrayn a: l'bOth With-iandt also" relatively-ttothe' :lidiz-b. uNoizmallmvasait'zma-y be: said; ithet'magazineDziszpartiallyflioused with in" and" issubstantially 'azzpalrtcsof": ithezilid last bestseendnsFigureZ, inlwhich position the. maga: zineiD is releasably"retainerfthrough rthelengag vmerit ofa spiring=pressedmatch eswith- 'the as bestseen in Figure 4. Howeven-onrdepresse' purposessoon now to appear. r

In use and operation; the magazine D may be conveniently filled with cigarettesF by swing ably lifting the lid 17 andv thengon'releasing the catch e, shifting the magazine D into approximately theilpo'sition thereof indicated in dQt' dashQlines, in'JFigure 1 0; aszprevi'ously mentiened;' The mega} zine; B, (being so filled; *is I again partially housed ing. :a stud orethe like? 6 ll;ithercatchv e:-.-i releasedi x fromaengagementiwith lthenlidb,--Whe hermagae zine: D'imay beswung to soecalled opencposition relativelysto the rtray aand lid: b,"as :indicatedr:by" dotedash'lines-fin Figure: lotion-ready and convenient filling with the cigarettes FTltotfbe'ldis 'f pen'sed; :the magazine D;'whenrfilled'; being aga n v partially? housed r-swithin' and closed by-the. lidcb; Itmay'herebe' remarked that thevfront wall 46- of the m'agazineiDis suitablywarcuated oniitssfront 'face' to": facilitate relative iswingable movemeht between the lid b'and rnaga'zine .Dgaaswbestvseenin -Figure 4*, Fand :that thermagazinelDsxis :prefe'r ably equipped approximately midway ofi its-side walls 48% with-laterally outwardlypresented strips tained Within and becomes substantially a part of'zand-zswing able with, thelid 'b.

-Nowz=wheni the-lid b andhrhagazinei D Eare in normal lowered:voiv'tray' closing position orain he positio there'ofi illu'strated iii-Figure 1, the"fin ger m and: plate I l; are disp osed at. the 'lefit harid end of the'slot ifi andthe arms 54 'eng'age'with ther blocksi 6 0'; the closureE being'ithereby: swingably shifted -to opens; the slot? 51 where upona contained cigarette'-F moves or drops from the magazines 13 "through: the slot-T51- to rest :within the trough l3 and crosswise of the finger clearance -l 4". 1 Itxmayhere:be reniarked'that, will 62:;' 62; for snugly engaging-theoppositesidewalls of lid b when the magazine D isrinizpartially' housed position ather'ein; 'as' best :seennin Figures ber 66.

1 '-As' best se'en in' Figlures. 7 and- 8; tl1e :fi-rst plateporti'on 6 5 isi preferably 1 aterally extended at' its be: clearly *seenwbyreference to Figure' 4, 'Jth'edropped. or, s titimayibevsaidg deposited cigarette: Fziwili not be "completelyiout: ofalthe [magazine the: parts beingx sox relatively tpropo-rt-ioned :that

i the distanced betweenuthe: bottom" of ithez trough i 3 vrand vtbe freemaigin "of the oblique closure-Wall positiongis SHICh as'totpermit merely zone cigarette FLto be discharged-or D atiavtime'; I I

c-Furtheryi when'ithe lid and magazine! D Jare in v no'rmal lowered :or tray-rcl'o'sing: position the dropped troni "the niagazine sh'oulderf 'l l of ithe'linle extension crime testers to a spaced forwar'dly from and out f engagement with. the: insulation switch-arm :15; the-yielding sxvitclr arm taking its? .normal'r positionsi-and forward: end;- as4at 65', to work efor smoothnessrof operation over; zwhileaztheisecond plateeporti'on 66' 'is""latera1ly' extended; at v 56"; for actuating engagement with; one arm b-f tafbell crank lever 1 or-theilike' G- pivoted: upon a'stud ofthiik-BB depending from 'theplate 9 for swingable movement in a'flaltwise reg-isteringcr horizontal-plane sulatiorrearmz lfi and:- thenIFShlffi'LlihQBWitC dfltfortelectrically iengaging zithetsbuttons;41;; $4.2;-

thereby spacingthe -contae't inembers A l; 4L rid openingerr-breaking "the circuit ttointhezjgniting member -B it being rema rked in thisconnec'tio'n that, the parts zbeing' disposed as: here setv forth; the contact button-s3'4"," 39; are in 'eirci-iit losing eneaigementg'aszbest seen' in Fi'eurefi.

NoWnas the lid 1): and 'its partially housedaor associated magazine D are swingabl y="-raise d cr lifited' to open position, the link pl'ate't extension 64% is'ishifted amearwardly, by. and ithrough th link 6'4 irtof :fi-rst engage its shoulder: 14 withizltheizinthe circuit to the igniter B being closed and the igniter B thereby energized. At the same time, through and by the link 66 and its plate-extension 66', the bell-crank G is swingably actuated by spring 13, when through and by the finger the dropped or deposited cigarette F is shifted into igniting engagement at its opposite end with the energized igniter B. It may also here be noted that, as best seen in Figure 6, the bottom of trough I3 is, as a whole, inclined downwardly toward the shell end-wall 5, so as to facilitate endwise movement of the deposited cigarette F toward the igniter B.

Upon a short interval of time; the so shifted cigarette F will be lighted and may then be manually lifted, fully lighted, from the trough l3 and tray a, the manual gripping of the cigarette F being facilitated by the finger clearance recess It may be here stated that, when the lid 13 and magazine D are in raised or swingably lifted open position, the closure E is yieldingly actuated by the spring 59 to slot-closing position, and that, when the lid 1) and magazine D are again swingably lowered to closed position, the closure E is again actuated against the bias of the spring 59 to open the slot 5| for permitting a successive cigarette F to be deposited in the trough !3 for lighting. v

And, when the lid b and its associated magazine D are lowered to tray-closing position, the link 64 will shift its extension 64' out of engagement with the insulation switch-arm 15 and thereby permit the switch-arm 15 to yieldingly move or shift its carried button 4| out of electrical engagement with the fixed button 42 and thereby break or open the circuit to the igniter B and, at the same time, under the positive pushing engagement between the link-member 6484' and the bell-crank arm 61, the bell-crank G will be pivotally actuated against the bias of the spring 13 for shifting the finger 10 to the lefthand end of the slot 16 for engagement, in turn,

with the next succeeding deposited cigarette F and so on.

Thus, when the lid b and magazine D are in closed or lowered position, the circuit to the igniter B is definitely and positively broken. Hence the electrical and mechanical parts of the apparatus are prevented from becoming too warm and the useful life of the structure prolonged.

Again, should the lid b and its associated magazine D be swingably lifted without a cigarette F being deposited in the trough l3, the bell-crank G will immediately, under the influence of the spring 13, move to the right and through and by its carried plate H shift the insulation-member and its supporting switch-arm 33 for disengagsively, one by one, presented for removal, fully lighted, from the trough l3 and tray a.

It should be understood that changes and modifications in the form, construction, arrangement, and combination of the several parts of the container-may be made and substituted for those herein shown and described without departing from the nature and principle of my invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A cigarette container including, in combination, a tray, a magazine attached to the tray for swingable movement and having a discharge-slot, a yieldingly swingable closure-member on the magazine for opening and closing said slot, and members in the tray for shifting the closure to open position for permitting successive deposit movement into the tray of magazine-contained cigarettes on swingable movements of the magazine with respect to the tray.

2. A cigarette container including, in combination, a tray, a magazine attached to the tray for swingable movement and having a discharge-slot, a yieldingly swingable closure-member on the magazine for opening and closing said slot, oppositely disposed laterally projecting arms on the closure-member, and blocks in the tray for engaging said arms for shifting the closure to open position for permitting successive deposit movement into the tray of magazine-contained cigarettes on swingable movement of the magazine.

3. A combination cigarette container and lighter including, in combination, a tray having a longitudinally slotted cigarette recess, means comprising a magazine hinged to the tray for successively disposing cigarettes into said recess, an igniter in the tray, a member on the tray having an extension movable in said slot for yieldingly shifting a cigarette deposited from the magazine into said recess into end engagement with the igniter, and link-means actuated by the magazine for reversely shifting said member and its extension.

4. A cigarette-container including, in combination, a box-like tray, a magazine mounted thereon for movement into and from the tray, the magazine having a discharge-opening in its lower wall, a closure movable relatively to the magazine for closing said opening, and means for actuating the closure for uncovering said opening for permitting magazine-contained cigarettes to successively deposit through said opening into the tray on successive movements of the magazine into the tray.

5. A cigarette-container including, in combination, a box-like tray, a box-like magazine hingedly mounted thereon for swingable movement ing the button 34 from the button 39 and thereby also open the circuit to the igniter B. Or, if a deposited cigarette F should be permitted to remain too long in engagement with the igniting element B, the particular cigarette F will be gradually consumed, permitting the bell-crank G to yieldingly shift under the tension of the spring 13 for, in like manner, actuating the insulation switch-extension 35 for spacing the buttons 34, 39, and opening the circuit to the igniter B, thus, again, protecting and preserving the useful life of the structure.

Thus, as the lid b and magazine D are raised and lowered, the magazine D is emptied successively, one by one, of its contained cigarettes F, which successively, one by one, are deposited in the trough l3 and lighted and thus again succesinto and from the tray, the magazine having a discharge opening in its lower wall, a closure movable relatively to the magazine for closing said opening, and means within the tray for actuating the closure for uncovering said opening for permitting magazine-contained cigarettes to successively deposit through said opening into the tray on successive movements of the magazine into the tray.

6. A cigarette-container including, in combination, a box-like tray, a box-like magazine hingedly mounted thereon for swingable movement into and from the tray, the magazine having a discharge opening in its lower wall, a member mounted on and movable relatively to the magazine for yieldingly closing said opening, and means within the tray for actuating the closuremember for uncovering said opening for permitating nnagazineacontained, cigarettes to successivelmdeposit through said-opening intothatray a on. successive.,'movements of fthe tmagazine into thetray. a i i 37. .Q-A cigarettescontainer;including; .in .combination, a shell c omprisingwa boxelikeatravand a companion sboxe like lid, the; lidc being hinge d y c connected t ;the ;,tray 1 in opposed;- relationaand ,1 (when :in-Tclosed position; ngaging marginally with lathe tray and-a magazin at iac'hed'ito theishellior movement intosthe;tray=zand latched gin-ether lid zanclihousedrwithin the shell whenrthe \lidaistin :closedposition, the; magazine beingi adapted tor I J :fitting within; and zbeing. movable relatively-:tothe ztrayrbothwithsand independently of; thec'lld.

118xAcigarette containerzincluding;fin combinato the lid and norm' allyszbeingsmovable relatively to the tray with the lid and fitting within the lid withiits':bottomiwall-iapproximately parallel to the lid top wall both when the lid is in open and closed position with respect to'the tray.

9. A cigarette container including, in combination, a shell comprising a box-like tray and a companion box-like lid, the lid being hingedly connected to the tray in opposed relation and when in closed position engaging marginally with the tray, and a magazine hingedly attached to the tray and releasably latched to the lid for swingable movement both with and relatively to the lid and being housed within the shell when thelid is in closed position. 4

10. A cigarette container including, in combination, a shell comprising a box-like tray and a companion box-like lid, the lid being hingedly connected to the tray in opposed relation and when in closed position engaging marginally with the tray, an open-top magazine attached for movement to the tray and housed within the shell when the lid is in closed position, and means normally detachably engaging the magazine with the lid for movement with the lid relatively to the tray and for closure of its top both when the lid rpositthrough saidbpeninginto thetray on moveaments ofthe magazinelintoltheztray.

, l3; ;A,;ciga-rette.= container including; in. combignationgarsliell comprising anboxllike traycand a .rcompanionJoox-jlike lidgthe .lid-l being lllingedly .nopening and means .withinlthe tray engageable sthe tra yr afligarette magazinelhingedly attached -toitheatnaygand latched .to, and: normally swingable.:with, ,thel. lid.relatively tot the tra theqnagna'zinebeing-housed withinfithe sneuuwiienith lid .isin.ic-lose'di position, and lhaving taldischarge slot -in litsllower. wall, a .swingable closurenfor said with the 'closureLLfompermitting .Jmagazineaconl. .tainedacigarettes to .-si1cces'sively; deposit: through sadism 'mtoithettray. on movements ot the =lid Land that};azine.onto. the tray.

v F 14. LA, icigarette container including, in .Lcombinna'tion;;a;shell..comprising-. a bOXellkB- tray and a acompanionbolxlikelid, thelid being -l ingedlyvconv .nected tof-the tray-tinropposed relation and whenin :closed ,position engaging marginally with: thetray, a. cigarette..magazineahingedlytattached to the iatrayrandtlatchedlto, andnormally swingablewith,

I I.theclidtrelativelyato .the dzray" themagazine being 'housed'within' the shell when the lid is in closed position and having a discharge-slot in its lower wall, a yieldingclosure for normally closing said opening, and means within the tray engageable with the closure .for uncovering said opening for permitting magazine-contained cigarettes to successively deposit through said slot into the tray on movements of the lid andmagazine onto the tray.

' zine-contained.cigarettes through said slot into tray.

11. A cigarette container including, in combination, a shell comprising a box-like tray and a companion box-like'lid, the lid being hingedly connected to the tray in opposed relation and when in closed position engaging marginally with the tray, a cigarette magazine movable relatively to the tray and when the lid is in closed position housed within the shell, and means for permitting magazine-contained cigarettes to successively deposit from the magazine into the tray on movements of the magazine into the tray.

12. A cigarette container including, in combination, a shell comprising a box-like tray and a companion box-like lid, the lid being hingedly connected to the tray in opposed relation and when in closed position engaging marginally with the tray, a cigarette magazine movable relatively.

closure for said opening, and means within the 1 tray engageable with the closure for permitting magazine-contained cigarettes to successively dethetray and for effecting engagement thereof with the lighter and for energizing the lighter on successive movements of the magazine to closed and open position with respect to the tray.

16. A combination cigarette container and lighter including a box-like tray, a cigarette magazine mounted for movement into and from the tray, the magazine having a discharge-slot in its lowerwall, a closure for said slot mounted on and movable with respect to the magazine, a lighter in the tray, and means for successively, on closed and open movements of the magazine relatively to the tray, actuating the closure for permitting the magazine-contained cigarettes to successively deposit into the tray, energizing the lighter, and shifting the deposited cigarettes into lighting engagement with the lighter. v

17. A combination cigarette container and lighter including a box-like tray having a recess in its bottom wall, a cigarette magazine mounted for movement into and from the tray, the magazine having a discharge-opening in its lower wall, a closure for said opening mounted on and movable relatively to the magazine, a lighter in the tray, a member movable in the tray for shifting a cigarette deposited from the magazine into end engagement with the lighter, and means for actuating said closure for permitting successive deposit movement of the magazine-contained cigarettes into the tray-recess energizing the lighter, and actuating said shifting member on successive closed and open movements of the magazine withrespect to the tray.

18. A combination cigarette container and lighter including a shell comprising a box-like tray and a companion box-like lid, the lid being hingedly connected to the tray in opposed relation and when in closed position engaging marginally with the tray, a cigarette magazine movable with the lid relatively to the tray and, when the lid is in closed position, housed within the shell, a lighter in the tray, and means for permitting magazine-contained cigarettes to successively deposit from the magazine into the tray and for effecting lighting engagement of the deposited cigarettes with the lighter on successive movements of the lid and magazine to closed and open positions with respect to the tray.

- 19. A combination cigarette container and lighter including a shell comprising a box-like tray and a, companion box-like lid, the lid being hingedly connected to the tray in opposed relation and when in closed position engaging marginally with the tray, a cigarette magazine pivotally attached to the tray, the'magazine being normally latched to and swingable with the lid and, when the lid is in closed position, being housed within the shell, a lighter in the tray, and means for successively,-on swingable movements of the lid and magazine to closed and open positions with respect to the tray, permitting the magazine-contained cigarettes to move into the tray, energizing the lighter, and shifting the deposited cigarettes into endwise lighting engagement with the energized lighter.

20. A combination cigarette container and lighter including a shell comprising a box-like tray and a companion box-like lid, the lid being hingedly connected to the tray in opposed relation and when in closed position engaging marginally with the tray, a magazine pivotally attached to the tray, the magazine being normally latched to the lid and swingable with the lid relatively to the tray and when the lid is in closed position, being housed within the shell, a normally open electric circuit comprising a lighter in the tray, means for successively permitting cigarettes to move from the magazine into the tray and for effecting endwise engagement of the cigarettes with the lighter, and closing the circuit for energizing the lighter, and means for opening said circuit on removal from the tray of a lighted cigarette.

RICHARD MAYER. 

